Chest Push (single response)

A beginner compound plyometric exercise that works the chest, using a medicine ball.

Chest Push (single response) — Starting position Starting position
Chest Push (single response) — End position End position
Difficulty Beginner
Type Plyometrics
Equipment Medicine Ball
Primary Muscle Chest
AI Rep Counting Log manually

How to Do Chest Push (single response)

  1. Begin in a kneeling position holding the medicine ball with both hands tightly into the chest.
  2. Execute the pass by exploding forward and outward with the hips while pushing the ball as far as possible.
  3. Follow through by falling forward, catching yourself with your hands.

Muscles Worked

Front
Back

Primary

Where Chest Push (single response) does most of its work.

Secondary

Assisting and stabilising muscles.

Alternatives to Chest Push (single response)

10 movements that train the same primary muscle, closest substitutes first — same kind of training, then variations of the movement itself, then a similar difficulty.

  1. 1 Chest Push (multiple response)

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  2. 2 Chest Push from 3 point stance

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  3. 3 Chest Push with Run Release

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  4. 4 Incline Push-Up Depth Jump

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  5. 5 Isometric Chest Squeezes

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  6. 6 Plyo Push-up

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  7. 7 Medicine Ball Chest Pass

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  8. 8 Drop Push

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  9. 9 Heavy Bag Thrust

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  10. 10 Push-Ups

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Frequently Asked Questions

What muscles do chest push (single response) work?

Chest Push (single response) primarily works the chest. The abs, shoulders and triceps assist as secondary muscles.

What equipment do I need for chest push (single response)?

Chest Push (single response) uses medicine ball.

Chest Push (single response): is it suitable for beginners?

Yes. Chest Push (single response) is rated beginner. Movements you can learn in a session, with a low skill floor and a forgiving failure mode.

What can I do instead of chest push (single response)?

Chest Push (multiple response), Chest Push from 3 point stance, Chest Push with Run Release train the same primary muscles and are listed with 7 more alternatives above.

Can Fitnit count my chest push (single response) reps automatically?

Not automatically yet. Fitnit's AI rep counting covers push-ups, squats, dumbbell curls, crunches and pull-ups today; chest push (single response) can be logged manually in the app, and tracked movements are added over time.

Photographs and step-by-step instructions from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. Muscle mapping and alternatives by Fitnit.

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